Bigger India
Dead Expensive: The Grim Reality Of Dying Abroad
"The process of transporting remains to India is particularly fraught with complexity as arranging the documents takes relatively longer as compared to other countries," said funeral director Chris Timmins.
When death calls, it neither pays heed to time nor place of death. And with 31.2 million Indians living abroad, thousands die each year.
According to a study conducted by the Airport Health Organisation Mumbai, on an average, over 8,000 Indians die overseas every year, a figure that has been steadily growing since 2003.